WARSAW to PRAGUE

Warsaw by Tom

Highlights:
- Bristol Hotel and walking ROYAL WAY
- Old Warsaw and Market
- Barbican
- Chopin Park & recital
- Jewish Museum & old town

Krakow by Tom

Highlight Day 1:- Walk Old Krakow
Highlight Day 2:
- Wawel tour with cathedral and courtyard
- Visit Auschwitz and Birkenau Museums

Videos on the blog
- Jagiellonian Clock
- Ken Burn's US and the Holocaust.

Budapest by Tom

Highlight Day 1 - Riverboat dinner
Highlight Day 2
- Opera House
- St. Stephen
- Jewish Quarter
Highlight Day 3
- Castle Hill

Video on the blog
- Opera recital

Bratislava by Tom

Not much here. This town was mostly a lunch stop. We didn't get to see the Castle. We did see a battle reenactment. Caught a short part shown on blog video.

Vienna by Tom

Highlights on Day 1
- Walk around Bristol Hotel
Highlights on Day 2
- Guided tour Fine Arts Museum
Highlights on Day 3
- Walk at Palace & Jewish Sector
- Mozart/Strauss Concert

Videos on the blog
- Mozart Recital
- Strauss Recital

Schonbrunn Palace by Tom

Schonbrunn Palace Highlights:
- Private tour through 40 rooms.

Prague by Tom

Highlights on Day 1:
- Waldenstein Garden
- Lesser and Old Town
Highlights of Day 2:
- No access to Prague Castle
- Walk down hill from Strahov
- Market - Theater Estate

Videos in the blog
- Mozart snippets

Prague at Night by Tom

Highlights on Day 1 Evening:
- Charles Bridge
- Old Town Tower
- Powder Tower
- Lesser Town

Strahov by Tom

The Strahov Monastery Library is often overlooked by the majority of travellers to Prague. It is a perfect place to soak in some beautiful architecture and gorgeous art. 

Photos by Heidi

I used an iPhone instead of a SLR camera and I’m pleasantly surprised that the quality and the advantage of spontaneity far exceeds setting up a tripod and fiddling with aperture and shutter speed.

Photos by Abbie

Had the best two weeks exploring Europe with my bumpa! So thankful for all the memories made and all of the history learned along the way!
Poland>Hungary>Slovakia>Austria>Czech Republic.

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